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Scheduling Order for the Hearing in the Appeals Case of Ildéphonse Nizeyimana

lease be informed that hearing of the Appeals Case in the Trial of Ildéphonse Nizeyimana v. The Prosecutor will take place on Monday 28 April 2014 beginning 09:30hrs in Arusha, before Judges, Theodor Meron, Presiding; William Sekule; Mehmet Güney; Liu Daqun; and Arlette Ramaroson. The hearing will be broadcast live via our satellite.  The specifications of the satellite are... more

Statement by Justice Hassan B Jallow, Chief Prosecutor, ICTR & MICT on the Commemmoration of the 20th Anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide

Mr. President, ICTR, Mr. Registrar, Honourable Minister of Justice of Rwanda, Your Excellencies Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Ladies and Gentlemen, This week, the international community marks the commencement, some twenty years ago, of one of the worst humanitarian disasters of modern times and pay their respects to its victims, survivors and indeed to all the... more

20th Commemoration of the Rwandan genocide - Remarks by Mr. Samuel Akorimo, Head of the MICT Registry Arusha Branch

20 years ago, during those fateful 100 days in 1994, over 800,000 Rwandans lost their lives in the systematic and widespread mass killings committed against the Tutsi, moderate Hutu and others in Rwanda. 20 years later, we remember that we can never forget; and that we must never forget. We remember and honour the hundreds of thousands of victims who perished in homes, schools... more

Remarks by Mr. Bongani Majola, Assistant Secretary-General & ICTR Registrar at the ICTR/MICT 20th Commemoration of the 1994 Genocide In Rwanda

Mr. President Vagn Joensen, Mr. Prosecutor Jallow, The Honourable Minister of Justice of the Republic of Rwanda, Mr. Sam Akorimo, the Representing Registrar, MICT Mr. Kayijuka, Representative of the Rwanda High Commission, Dr. Robert Eno, Registrar of the African Court, Representatives of victims’ organizations, Distinguished guests, Dear colleagues, Today we join the... more

Remarks by Judge Vagn Joensen, ICTR President at the ICTR/MICT 20th Commemoration of the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda

Your Excellency the Minister of Justice of Rwanda, Distinguished Representatives from the Victims Associations, Mr. Prosecutor, Mr. Registrar, Registrar of the African Court of Human and Peoples Rights, Excellencies, Colleagues, Invited Guests, Students and Teachers, Ladies and Gentlemen:... more

Prosecutor Jallow gives statement on 20th anniversary of Rwandan genocide

Hassan B. Jallow, Prosecutor of the ICTR and the MICT, issued a statement today to mark the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide that began on 6 April followed by a hundred days of the killing of a reported one million people because of their Tutsi ethnicity or other ethnic groups who stood up against the killing of innocent victims. In paying his respects to the victims... more

ICTR Launches Website Commemorating 20th Anniversary of the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda

To commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) today launched a new website entitled “The ICTR Remembers”, available athttp://unmict.org/ictr-remembers/ or via a link on the ICTR’s existing website http://www.unictr.org. The new website features an overview of the ICTR’s work in holding... more

ICTR to Host Ceremony in Commemoration of 20th Anniversary of the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda

On 10 April 2014, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, in partnership with the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals, will host a commemoration ceremony in honour of the 20th anniversary of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. The commemoration ceremony will be held at the Arusha International Conference Centre in Arusha, Tanzania and will begin at 10:30 and end at... more

Scheduling Order for the Hearing in the Appeals Case of Callixte Nzabonimana

Please be informed that hearing of the Appeals Case in the Trial of Callixte Nzabonimana v. The Prosecutor will take place on Tuesday, 29 April 2014 beginning 09:30hrs in Arusha, before Judges Mehmet Güney, Presiding; William Sekule; Arlette Ramaroson; Khalida Rachid Khan and Koffi Kumelio A. Afande. The hearing will be broadcast live via our satellite.  The specifications of... more

Appeals Chamber Hears Oral Arguments in the Karemera and Ngirumpatse Case on Monday 10 and Tuesday 11 February 2014

The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, composed of Judge Theodor Meron, presiding, Judge Fausto Pocar, Judge Arlette Ramaroson, Judge Bakhtiyar Tuzmukhamedov, and Judge Koffi Kumelio A. Afanđe, heard the oral arguments in the appeals lodged by Édouard Karemera, Matthieu Ngirumpatse, and the Prosecution against the trial judgement pronounced by... more